Hal Brown vs. Chris Howard — Career Comparison

Hal Brown
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chris Howard
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Hal Brown built a career as a starting pitcher and Chris Howard as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Chris Howard posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.13 and WHIP 1.326 compared to 3.81 and 1.246 for Hal Brown. By the career numbers, Chris Howard had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Hal Brown and Chris Howard

Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358
1.92
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.13
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.46
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Hal Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.49
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.02
48.02
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.94
58.94
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.25
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.07
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Hal Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
3.81
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
Hal Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Hal Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Hal Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5040
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1680
9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Hal Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1677
8.98
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.83
Hal Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.98
8.98
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Hal Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.93
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Hal Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Hal Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
2.08
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
3.13
Hal Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.14
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
710
3.8
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
4.89
Hal Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Hal Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.654
0.654
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.891
0.891
Hal Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.2
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Hal Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6991
37.45
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
37.37
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.39
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Hal Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
781
4.18
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.33
Hal Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Hal Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Hal Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6588
35.29
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
33.26
Hal Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.18
2.18
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Hal Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.45
37.45
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.37
37.37

Fielding Stats for Hal Brown and Chris Howard

Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
2.26
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
1.12
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4302
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1434
9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.58
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
1.53
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.78
Hal Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
2.16
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
2.11
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Hal Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.67
97.67
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.933
0.933
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.136
0.136
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.72
49.72
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Hal Brown and Chris Howard

Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
410
436.17
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
564
600
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
484
514.89
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
87.23
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
65.96
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
17.02
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.28
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.25
26.87
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
114.89
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
127.66
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
45.74
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
31.91
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
75.53
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.55
23.99
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.26
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
36.17
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hal Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hal Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
108
114.89
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.22
5.22
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
42.55
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hal Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Hal Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hal Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA